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Exploring Innovation and Endurance: A Closer Look at Volvo Cars Hällered Proving Ground
Volvo Cars has released a video offering a glimpse of their Hällered Proving Ground- Spanning 16 tracks and 32 km of challenging terrain,...
Feb 41 min read


Behind the Scenes of Mustang GTD's Record-Breaking Nürburgring Lap
Ford introduced the Mustang GTD, a supercar that builds on the rich legacy of the Mustang. Driven by the talented Dirk Müller, this...
Jan 222 min read


Belfast Harbour tests self-driving shuttle Harlander at HORIBA MIRA
Belfast Harbour has visited its automotive engineering partner HORIBA MIRA to observe testing of the Harlander
Jan 201 min read


AV Testing Facility Available for Free in the Virtual World
The University of Michigan’s test centre for connected and autonomous vehicles (AVs) and technologies is providing an open-source digital...
Dec 21, 20243 min read


Volvo Trucks Tests Hydrogen-Powered Electric Trucks on Public Roads
Emitting only water vapour, hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks will be essential to Volvo Trucks’ zero exhaust emission product portfolio....
May 13, 20232 min read


Extreme Electric Truck Testing. MAN eTruck Copes with Polar Winter Endurance Testing.
From December to March, MAN integrated the upcoming large-series e-truck into its annual winter testing in northern Sweden. There, the MAN e
Apr 10, 20234 min read


Brake Control Systems for New E-Platforms by Mercedes-Benz in Endurance Testing at the Arctic Circle
Endurance Testing provide the development team with essential insights. For example, Mercedes-Benz tested the latest generation of brake...
Apr 10, 20232 min read


BMW i5, Intense and Extreme Winter Testing.
The new all electric, BMW i5 repeatedly demonstrated the stability of its electric powertrain and its dynamic performance over arduous...
Mar 29, 20233 min read


Tesla Winter Testing in July. Model-Wide Track Mode
As the European Winter Season draws to an end, the Southern hemisphere Winter Season will soon begin, and the American E-mobility...
Mar 24, 20231 min read


Extreme Winter Testing of Volkswagen Touareg
Volkswagen has released images and news of the camouflaged new Touareg whilst the vehicle is still completing its final Extreme Winter Testi
Feb 17, 20232 min read


ZF Unveils 5G Campus Network at its Jeversen Commercial Vehicle Test Track
ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division has further underlined its commitment to advancing ‘Next Generation Mobility’ by...
Jan 31, 20232 min read


Smithers Winter Test Centre Celebrates 50 Years
Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and...
Jan 5, 20232 min read


Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business push 5G infrastructure.
Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business have established Europe's first 5G hybrid mobile private network (MPN) at Nardò Technical...
Dec 21, 20222 min read


BMW Group's New Automotive Development Site and Proving Ground in Sokolov, Czech Republic
BMW Group's first Automotive Development site in Central Europe has been showcased to Media and State officials in the Czech Republic....
Jul 29, 20222 min read


Rolls Royce Spectre in Durability Testing Phase
In September 2021, Rolls-Royce confirmed that it had commenced durability testing of the first all-electric Rolls-Royce, Spectre. To...
Jul 28, 20224 min read


Pirellis Winter Proving Ground will be Operational Throughout Summer for All-Season Testing.
The winter test season has ended at Pirelli’s Sottozero Centre in Lapland, Sweden. However, summer test programmes are about to begin....
May 17, 20222 min read


Fully Electric BMW iX1 Completes Winter Testing at Arjeplog.
Engineers working on the third generation of the BMW X1 – and the new fully-electric BMW iX1 have completed driving dynamics winter testing
May 14, 20222 min read


Euro NCAP has Tested Highway Assistance Systems Offered on four Recent Cars, including VW ID.5
EURO NCAP says as part of its ongoing evaluation of assisted driving technology, they have tested Highway Assistance systems offered on...
May 14, 20224 min read


Nardò Technical Center: Automotive Testing 10 Years With Porsche
Southern Italy is home to the Nardò Technical Center (NTC), the proving ground owned by Porsche and operated by Porsche Engineering. It...
May 9, 20222 min read


Continental Analytic Vehicle AIBA. Tire Braking Test Vehicle Sets New Standards for Tire Development
Continental has presented a driverless and fully electric test vehicle developed to measure the braking performance of passenger car...
May 3, 20223 min read
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